Urban park

Contreras Earl Architecture has unveiled the Marion Park Masterplan, a visionary mixed-use, multi-residential development in Canberra. Designed in collaboration with Arup, Willemsen Group and Urbis, the project was submitted as an expression of interest to support the ACT government’s city centre renewal plan. © Contreras Earl Architecture Drawing inspiration from the iconic design principles of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin, and honouring the indigenous landscape of Ngunnawal Country, the masterplan features topography-led architecture with five distinct buildings rising organically from the earth. © Contreras Earl Architecture The design reflects the soft mountains and rolling hills of the reg... More

Benjakitti Park is an urban park located in the former Tobacco factory area, owned by The Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance. The site covers 720,000 sq.m. After The Tobacco factory was relocated, the site was developed to become an urban park in Bangkok. Royal Thai Army - 1st Development Division The design concepts are, firstly, to improve public understanding and knowledge about the ecology, forest, hydrology, and environment to the urban community. Secondly, to become ‘Initiative’ of Ecological Park Development. Lastly, to serve the urban communities and preserve the ecological environment of the city retaining the 128,000 cu.m. of water in the rainy season and producing clean water 1,600 cu.m./ day. Royal Tha... More

Today, Japan is the second most urbanised country in the world, with 93% of its land area built over. Already several decades ago, urban planners were talking about a Japanese megalopolis, speculating that in the future the major cities on the east coast of the country would merge into a single immense city, the megalopolis of 'Tōkaidō'. Caption Tokyo is now the second most populated city on the planet, and is also one of the cities that has become most saturated with buildings. The lack of any remaining space means that the cost of urban land for construction is increasing disproportionately, which in turn is affecting house prices. As a result of this complicated cost-benefit mechanism, the onerous initial costs are pushing develope... More

The place of intervention is a ravine, which was a play area in summer and a high slope for sledding in winter. This territory is part of the Belkino mansion park area with a cascade of ponds. Caption Urbanization of the territory caused a series of transformations, as a result the ravine ceased to be a natural extension of the park. First, it turned into an open parking lot, then the land was given over to the construction of a shopping center. This building was not completed and the place turned into an extinct pixel of the city, isolated for more than 10 years. Caption However, the place did not remain indifferent to its position, time returns everything to its former situation — the slab is overgrown with grasses, part... More

Basis studio has been working on the Pavshhinskaya Poyma embankment project for the past six years and is continually working on it. In the initial stage of the project, the studio held public hearings and worked actively with the residents of the area. Basis studio has received a lot of positive feedback from users of the public space thanks to civic engagement and the high quality of the implemented project. The architects managed to find common ground between residents and real estate developers and channel the situation in a positive direction.  Basis architectural bureau The design and functions of the embankment in Pavshinskaya Poyma are determined by the context. It is a 'buffer zone' between two large 'clusters': the dens... More

Our concept for Skid Grow takes a radically different direction, asking how we can reconsider our land use policies to make the best possible use of LA’s vast urban areas to the greatest benefit of all Angelenos, including the unhoused and those needing more support. Our premise is that there is tremendous value inherent in the area currently known as Skid Row, and by seeking to unlock that value we can create significant market rate and affordable housing while also directing unprecedented resources to the benefit of the unhoused. Caption Caption Our vision for Skid Grow includes: 16,500 units of market rate housing, 2,100 units of affordable housing, 8,000 units of supportive housing, and 6,500 shelter beds. This would be... More

The architectural firm Natureza Urbana has just completed an extensive urbanrevitalization at the historic center of São Luís – Maranhão, focused on qualifyingpublic spaces, improving the interlocution with the existing heritage and boosting thelocal micro-entrepreneurs market. The projects were part of a program created to revitalize the historic city center of thestate capital of Maranhão, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).The firm led 3 important renovations: one at ‘Praça da Misericórdia’ (Mercy Square),other at ‘Praça da Saudade’ (Saudade Square) and another at Fonte do Bispo(Bishop's Fountain), an area around a bus station on Vitorino F... More

The architectural firm Natureza Urbana has just completed an extensive urbanrevitalization at the historic center of São Luís – Maranhão, focused on qualifyingpublic spaces, improving the interlocution with the existing heritage and boosting thelocal micro-entrepreneurs market. The projects were part of a program created to revitalize the historic city center of thestate capital of Maranhão, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).The firm led 3 important renovations: one at ‘Praça da Misericórdia’ (Mercy Square),other at ‘Praça da Saudade’ (Saudade Square) and another at Fonte do Bispo(Bishop's Fountain), an area around a bus station on Vitorino F... More

The urban park arises from a very clear conceptual scheme of paths and spaces. A diagonal is introduced to allow a short-cut from the various entrances of the park and it is emphasized by a pergolaand a linear bench, which also defines a zoning change. The playground area extends from the bench to the granite seats that corresponds roughly to the existing ones but moved a few meters towards the pergola.  Caption Caption This shift has been raised to give more space and promote the use of the groundfloors. Numerous fountains and two trees rows are placed in the park. The public lighting is characterized by street lamps designed specifically for this park. Caption On the other hand, a greatly softer area is created in th... More

Kuth Ranieri was engaged by Tom Leader Studio Landscape Architecture to design several pavilions for Lion Mountain/Shishan Park in Suzhou, China. The pavilions offer amenities along the ring road that surrounds the historic mountain and adjacent lakes. They include the Flower Pavilion (a 4000 SF Tea House), the Lake Pavilion (1,000 SF), the Sports Pavilion (13,400 SF), and the Restroom Pavilion (a 2,000 SF prototype that will proliferate throughout the park). Each of these structures is distinct in its form, but are constructed from a common palette of natural materials and details, including local brickwork, wood roofing systems, and custom cruciform steel columns (a la Mies). They are designed to be contemporary while integrating with the... More

Battery Park is a new 12 000 sqm (1.2 hectre) urban park situated at a key entranceway to one of Africa’s most visited tourist destinations, the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. Developed as the nucleus of a larger urban vision for the district, the site includes a park and piazza that effectively conceal a 1 206-bay parking facility as well as new pedestrian routes to invigorate the precinct with activity. The site is of archaeological importance as it contains the remnants of one of the city’s oldest structures, coastal fortification the Amsterdam Battery. This provided a unique opportunity for architecture and urban design firm dhk – to pay homage to the historic landmark whilst incorporating a parking facility and providin... More

Park Pool is a pop-up park designed to occupy a single parking space on Pike Street between Summit and Belmont in Capitol Hill. It is a 20’x5’x2’ deep volume completely covered in natural grass. Designed to allow individuals to lounge and relax comfortably and engage in conversation, but deep enough to immerse visitors in a lush green environment in the middle of the city. When visitors are seated, they can still engage with the surrounding urban fabric lying down, however, offers visitors a completely immersive experience, as the grass wraps up the sides and surrounds the individual, screening views and sounds of the city. Montgomery Townsend would like to thank Gather Seattle for their help throughout the event, and Fr... More

Since Forties the community of Castagneto Carducci looked at Parco delle Sughere (Cork Oaks Park) as a place where the sense of common identity could be materialized in a physical space. Cattle market firstly, then trailer park in Eighties, since 2000 's the park was managed by social advancement associations. In this way the park became an important place for sociality and leisure. Today this place hosts the most significative events for collective participation. Nevertheless, getting on in years, the equipments and the structures became inadequate, for dimensions and functionality, in regard to the current needs. Territory Looking at the shape of the territory, it is possible to see how it is made of linear elements: the continuous Th... More